soffocare

Italian

Etymology

From Latin suffōcō (I choke, stifle, strangle, suffocate).

Verb

soffocare

  1. (transitive) to suffocate, stifle, choke, smother
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to choke back, choke down, suppress, silence, hush up, cover up, scotch
  3. (intransitive) to choke, suffocate, be stifled

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